BOULDER — Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks Department has recommended against putting a bison herd next to U.S. 36, saying the high cost and impacts of the herd outweigh any aesthetic or tourist value it would provide to the city.

Open Space staff outlined their recommendation in a memo to the Open Space Board of Trustees, which was set to discuss the issue Wednesday night before making its recommendation to the City Council.

The memo indicated that city staffers will look into other possible locations in Boulder where the herd could be placed.

Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and a bison rancher, announced during an October visit to one of his restaurants — Ted’s Montana Grill — that he wanted to donate a bison herd to the city for viewing along U.S. 36 between Davidson Mesa and Boulder.